"...I think that a spiritual practice is anything that connects us more intimately to God and to God’s world. It is not so much something we do but rather the spirit with which we do it. Now that doesn’t mean that I can do anything I want and call it spiritual. What it does mean however is that my life needs to be focused on a very clear vision of God’s kingdom purposes and everything I do needs to be interpreted in terms of how it helps me live more deeply into that world.
So what do I mean by this?
I have long believed that most people practice their spiritual disciplines within an environment of chronic randomness. They have very little idea of where they are heading and so even though they may read the bible regularly and pray regularly they really do not have a clear plan as to where these practices are meant to take them and how their prayers and scripture reading move them along the journey."
Sine describes herself as... a contemplative activist and believe that our spiritual formation should interweave through all of life and should equip us to engage in the challenges and struggles of our broken and needy world.
While I’m not currently practicing medicine, my background includes working as a physician in Australia, New Zealand, and for a number of years around the world on one of YWAM’s “mercy ships.”
Follow her weblog Godspace.wordpress.com
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